Sky Andrecheck at Baseball Analysts came up with a model that compares the attendance of various teams after controlling for won-lost record, new stadiums and other factors. His conclusion: The A’s get only about 80 percent as much attendance as the average team, tied with the Rays for second weakest above only the Marlins, and Charlie Finley never should have moved from Kansas City to the saturated Bay Area market. Oh well. It’s been a fun 42 years anyhow.

On that front, Baseball Prospectus notes that the upcoming task force report on the A’s stadium situation could set a price for territorial rights negotiations between the Giants and A’s over San Jose. That, in turn, would set a baseline for what the Rays would have to pay the Yankees and Mets to move into northern New Jersey, presumably reducing the edge those teams have in paying for free agents.